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  1. WXman

    Just had a 22” Magnaflow Installed… Impresisons

    Yeah I did a 22-in Dynomax which is essentially the same thing and it is absolutely perfect. Sounds almost stock at idle and at low cruising as you say but really barks when you get on it. Zero drone. First aftermarket exhaust I have ever had in my life that literally has zero drone. Love it.
  2. WXman

    Paint issues from factory

    Mine has an area the size of a Frisbee where the clear coat is very cloudy on the driver door and another on the front fender. I haven't complained to the dealer because I don't want a partial aftermarket paint job on a new truck.
  3. WXman

    If the 5.7 Hemi goes away in 2024, I'm out of the RAM

    Bingo. Oil starvation kills engine NOW. Nothing on his list will, with the possible exception of oil pressure IF it goes to zero. I want an oil dipstick.
  4. WXman

    Pics / stats of Actual Payload Labels

    I looked at a Grand Wagoneer with the Hurricane I-6 engine. Payload on the sticker was 1450 lbs.
  5. WXman

    If the 5.7 Hemi goes away in 2024, I'm out of the RAM

    My wife just bought a 2024 MINI Cooper Countryman. It doesn't have an oil dipstick. You've got to use the infotainment screen to check oil level. The Hurricane I-6 is the same way. I'm old fashioned. It would drive my OCD crazy not being able to physically SEE the oil level in my engine...
  6. WXman

    If the 5.7 Hemi goes away in 2024, I'm out of the RAM

    I agree, and I think that would be the best approach. But, the parent company of Ram doesn't appear to agree. I look at the Jeep Wrangler and I see a turbo-4, V6, V8, and turbo diesel. And then I think holy cow...the Ram 1500 doesn't even have that level of option. They have sold a ton of...
  7. WXman

    U-Joints on Rear Axle

    If a U-joint on the driveshaft has failed, there will be a lot of slop between the pieces at the joint. You can grab the shaft and forcefully push it back and forth and you'll see looseness and play in the joint. Some trucks also have a center bearing and 2-piece shaft and that center bearing...
  8. WXman

    If the 5.7 Hemi goes away in 2024, I'm out of the RAM

    So 2025 gets the Hurricane I-6, keeps the 8HP75 trans, adds a few updates to infotainment, mirrors, trim, etc. Big question is will they use the Pentastar as the base engine, or the Hemi? Or will they keep both and Hurricane is an option on Laramie and above? I think that'll be the next big...
  9. WXman

    3.92 ring and pinion set

    So the 5th gen trucks are 6 bolt hubs, I guess a guy could just swap the existing axle shafts into the 4th gen axle assembly and it would all match up?
  10. WXman

    Tow/haul mode always when towing?

    That's because the lighter duty models (Durango, Gladiator, Wrangler, etc) are programmed to automatically switch into a towing program when weight is detected. This was stated directly by engineers in videos when the new models debuted a few years back. If Tow/Haul mode weren't beneficial, it...
  11. WXman

    TazerDT for 2022 working yet?

    18.1.6 works great on my June 2022 build, but every version after that does not.
  12. WXman

    Vacation troubles

    You said it was vibrating/shaking before dying. But what about noises? Did it make any loud noises?
  13. WXman

    5.7 can do it!

    Yeah I'm super happy with mine. I have 35" tires and a 2" lift and we went on vacay last week with the family in the cab and the entire bed completely full of gear and I got 19.8 MPG coming home and 20.2 going to the destination.
  14. WXman

    Brink Insurgents 20x9

    Give us a side profile shot or two. I would have expected 0 offset to be slightly farther out than that.
  15. WXman

    Can we order Laramie's with the Hemi e-torque motor?

    Without even realizing how bad things were going to go downhill, I brought home a '22 at the very end of production. I got the fender flares, non-hybrid Hemi, and a few other goodies that we had no idea were going to disappear. Sometimes I think I should keep this truck forever, because it's...
  16. WXman

    2019 RAM 4wd overheated performance temporarily reduced

    Since the Auto selection allows more slippage at the center differential, it in turn builds heat even faster, which can lead to overheating even faster. I assume some guys try 4-high in an attempt to keep things locked up in the center diff and keep temps down. On snowy roads either is fine...
  17. WXman

    AFE SHORTY headers

    I suppose a guy could wrap them in that fancy exhaust heat wrap prior to bolting them on. There are two schools of thought on that though...some folks think the wrap holds moisture and that's bad.
  18. WXman

    Conspiracies - theory or fact?

    Is anyone else here surprised that these videos of people with pro-America and/or conservative views are allowed to stay online? I mean, the fact that we can watch George Carlin rat them out, just as one example of thousands....how is that still online for all to watch? I'm shocked the...
  19. WXman

    AFE SHORTY headers

    Does the OE midpipe bolt directly onto these headers, or do these headers require further aftermarket parts downstream?
  20. WXman

    35 tire help please

    Or, maybe they ride like s*** because it's an objective fact that Bilstein designs their shocks to be more firm and the stroke is different. Yeah, yeah that's probably more like it. I've done everything from full blown lift kits to Bilstein levels to spacer kits on probably 20 or 30 rigs from...
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